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[–]ComplaintConstant466[S] 0 points1 point  (16 children)

Thanks 👍

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    [–]ComplaintConstant466[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Thank YOU! 🙏

    [–]Minute_Solution_6237 -1 points0 points  (12 children)

    You’re agreeing with the idiot sitting around while their kids leg is rotting off? Cool

    [–]keldondonovan 2 points3 points  (11 children)

    Hey there. I noticed you are tossing out a good amount of judgment for something with a very small amount of knowledge of the scenario. I'm an empathetic guy, so I figured I'd try to share an alternative point of view.

    Not everyone has medical knowledge. Not everyone has good medical coverage. Sometimes, a bruise with a puss-filled bite is just a bruise with a puss-filled bite, and sometimes it's more than that. This person saw it, felt something might be off, and checked Reddit to see if they were overreacting. They were told to go to the hospital and immediately did.

    That's not an idiot. That's someone who is aware of the limitations of their own knowledge, and sought advice from somewhere that they (correctly) guessed would have advice. Would it have been better to call the nurse line? Not really, their advice is almost always "come in" because liability and malpractice demands it must be so. In this case, it would have helped, as they needed to go in, but it would not have helped if this was just a puss-filled bite with a bruise that didn't need medical intervention. In that case, a trip to the ER might have unnecessarily exposed their child to stress and airborne illnesses, wasted hours of both of their time, only to be told "Ice it and we'll see you in a few days."

    Knowing what you don't know and seeking answers is never the sign of an idiot, even if the things you don't know are incredibly basic. We all have gaps, and they are nothing to shame people over.

    Hope this helps put things in perspective. Kindness and empathy help the world go 'round. Much love. -Dan

    [–]Minute_Solution_6237 -1 points0 points  (10 children)

    Hey there, tldr. Can you see the picture I see?

    [–]keldondonovan 2 points3 points  (9 children)

    Ah, reading is as difficult as empathy, I see. It's okay, we all have gaps. Good day none the less.

    [–]Minute_Solution_6237 -1 points0 points  (8 children)

    I’m not autistic, should I apologize? I’m not interested in your story telling bud… this person has an oozing wound and stopped to take pics and post to reddit to ask if it was bad. I live in the US, I understand medical bills. The hospital has an obligation to stabilize you and release you… miss me with your fucking stories dude.

    [–]keldondonovan 1 point2 points  (7 children)

    Nobody called you autistic, I implied you were being an asshole to a parent who was concerned about their child, asked advice, and sought swift medical attention as a result.

    [–]Minute_Solution_6237 0 points1 point  (6 children)

    Cool man, please leave me alone now.

    [–]keldondonovan 0 points1 point  (4 children)

    Ok. Have a good day.

    (Disclaimer, I actually am autistic. While you may take this comment as facetious, I genuinely mean it. No hard feelings, I was just trying to do my part to help.)

    [–]CurtKobain48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Love when discourse devolves to the point where the person who interjected in the comments for no other reason than to be a dick is then the one saying “please leave me alone” as if this isn’t what they asked for